Good bye tree

Well, got some news from the power company….they want to cut down my pine tree in front of the house….which I am just sick about frankly. First, because I HATE TO CUT DOWN TREES! Second, because that tree really gives us privacy in the front and protects the house from harsh winds and sun. However, I do know that a very large branch fell from that tree during a recent windstorm and it could easily have hit the house and damaged it. About half the branches are dead and I KNOW that the tree has to go but still…..it will leave a HUGE gap in the front and I will sorely miss it. I won’t miss the pine needle mess and the sappy goo though, so I guess, before something horrible happens like the tree falls onto our house or the neighbor’s house, it should go. And, the good news is, they will do it for free…which is good, plus we apparently will have lots of pine fire wood to burn in our fire pit this summer….know anyone who could use some firewood? I guess they are planning on doing this in a month or so….sigh…

Lulabell isn’t feeling up to snuff these days, headachy, stomach achy, body achy and mean as a hornet! Naw…I know when you don’t feel well you don’t even try to be nice (I do!), so I’ll give her a break. Hope it’s not the damn flu though…thankfully I get a flu shot every year but noone else does. We are in the ugly part of winter in these parts, with snow on the ground but it’s an ugly snow, gray and icky with potholes everywhere. Driving up our street is like driving down a giant slalom ski race, zig-zagging the whole way but still you have to hit at least one bone-jarring hole each trip, don’t you? You know the one where you think you’ve lost jarred something loose inside ….(Hey, is that my ovary rolling around over there?). Some guy lost his muffler the other day right in front of Stu who was driving home. C’mon city people, lets get out there and fill those suckers!